To ensure that justice is
served for the residents of Lafourche by enforcing the
criminal laws of the State of Louisiana.

To champion the rights of victims of crime in Lafourche Parish.

To protect those juveniles subject to abuse and/or neglect.

To ensure that the best interests of children are preserved by enforcing
Louisiana's child support laws.

To implement programs designed to educate and inform the public regarding
the role that the District Attorney’s Office has in their day to day lives.

For your convenience, our office has an Assistant District Attorney
available from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Monday though Friday to answer
your questions, provided that
you do not already have an
outside attorney representing
you. Please call (985)
447-2003 and ask for the
assistant on duty.

PARISH GOVERNMENT AND BOARDS -

The Lafourche Parish
District Attorney is the statutory legal advisor to the Parish Government
and to all Parish Board and Commissions. In his capacity as legal advisor,
the District Attorney works closely with Parish Council and the Parish
President to protect the interests of Lafourche Parish. The District
Attorney's Office also makes itself available to answer questions and
provide legal advice to Parish Boards and Commissions.

THIBODAUX – A
Golden Meadow
man was indicted
on one count of
First Degree
Rape by a
Lafourche Parish
grand jury
Wednesday
morning.

Eric Matherne,
24, is alleged
to have
committed the
offense on July
18, 2017. He is
currently being
held in the
Lafourche Parish
Detention Center
on a $500,000
bond.

Matherne is
scheduled to
appear in court
on September 14
for his formal
arraignment as
well as a bond
reduction
hearing. He is
represented by
the public
defender’s
office.

"Our focus
now is to move
this matter to
trial as
efficiently as
possible," said
First Assistant
District
Attorney
Kristine
Russell, who
presented the
matter to the
grand jury and
handles all
sexual assault
cases alleged to
have been
committed
against
juveniles. "The
grand jury
indictment
allows us to
proceed with the
charge that we
feel is the most
appropriate,
based on the
facts revealed
in this
investigation."

First Degree
Rape, formerly
known in
Louisiana as
Aggravated Rape,
carries a
mandatory
punishment of
life in prison
without the
benefit of
probation,
parole or
suspension of
sentence.

September 19, 2017

THIBODAUX – The
Lafourche Parish
District
Attorney’s
Office is
sponsoring a one
(1) hour state
mandated ethics
training for all
Lafourche Parish
public
officials,
public
employees, state
and parish board
and commission
members. The
training will be
held at 2:00
p.m. on Tuesday,
October 24, 2017
at the Warren
Harang Civic
Center, 310
Canal Boulevard
in Thibodaux.